Seurat's Circus sideshow
By: Richard Thomson ; with contributions by Susan Alyson Stein, Charlotte Hale, and Silvia A. Centeno
Contributors: Stein, Susan Alyson, writer of added text; Hale, Charlotte, 1959- writer of added text; Centeno, Silvia A., writer of added text; Seurat, Georges, 1859-1891; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781588396150
Subjects: Exhibitions
Description: "The mystery, color, and magic of the circus was a subject of fascination for European artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The French Post-Impressionist painter Georges-Pierre Seurat (1859-1891) explored this theme in a number of drawings and sketches, as well as in his 1888 Pointillist masterwork, Circus Sideshow. Drawing connections to Parisian street life, to the works of other artists, and to the broader complexities of modern life, this lively book establishes Circus Sideshow as a pioneering work in the genre of circus-themed art. Lush reproductions of the work are buttressed by images of Seurat's preparatory drawings and ephemera from circuses and street performances of the time to offer a full understanding of the historical context"--
Notes: "This catalogue is published in conjunction with "Seurat's Circus Sideshow," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from February 17 through May 29, 2017"--Copyright page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138) and index.
Table of contents: title: Seurat's Circus sideshow :; title: a parade of paradoxes  -- Richard Thomson; title: Circus sideshow comes to town  -- Susan Alyson Stein; title: Seurat's Circus sideshow :; title: materials, technique, evolution -- Charlotte Hale and Silvia A. Centeno.